Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2013
Publication Title
Early Childhood Education Journal
Volume
42
Issue
6
Publisher
Springer Link
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-013-0594-5
Abstract
The current study used a pretest–posttest randomized control group design with 73 Head Start students, ages 3–5 years. The researcher served as the interactive writing teacher for the treatment group, rotating to five different classrooms in one Head Start center 3–4 days a week for 13 weeks. Children in the treatment group received a 10–15 min interactive writing lesson each day in small groups within their own classroom settings. Children in the control group received standard literacy instruction in small groups with their own classroom teachers. Child outcome data on upper case, lower case, and letter sound identification were collected before and after the intervention for both groups. Based on the large frequency of zeros on outcomes, zero-inflated Poisson regression analyses were performed. The results of the study showed that children receiving interactive writing identified more lower case and upper case letters at the end of the study relative to children in the control, but no differences were observed on letter sounds. While continued evaluation of the interactive writing strategy is needed in the preschool setting, the evidence from the current study shows encouraging trends in alphabet knowledge skill development as a result of this strategy.
Recommended Citation
Hall, A.H., Toland, M.D., Grisham-Brown, J. et al. Exploring Interactive Writing as an Effective Practice for Increasing Head Start Students’ Alphabet Knowledge Skills. Early Childhood Educ J 42, 423–430 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-013-0594-5
Comments
This manuscript has been published in the Early Childhood Education Journal. Please find the published version here (note that a subscription is necessary to access this version):
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10643-013-0594-5